Which is an example of a paradox within the excerpt? and in their triumph die, like fire and powder, which, as they kiss consume: the sweetest honey / is loathsome in his own deliciousness therefore love moderately; long love doth so

How does the author characterize theseus in the story? cite evidence from the text in your response

“tell me o swan, your ancient tale” by kabir “the swan” by rilke “spanish dancer” by rilke “your laughter” by pablo neruda “birthplace” by shaffarzadeh “it’s this way” by nazim hikmet “counting small-boned bodies” by robert bly choose two poems that you would like to write about. analyze each poem. study the perspective, or point of view, of the speaker in each of the two poems that you select for this assignment. consider these questions: who is the speaker in each of these poems? what is the speaker’s tone? is there a conflict? is there a message? what does each of the poems have in common? what is different about each of the poems? which literary devices are used in the poems? are these literary devices found in both of the poems? what does the speaker hope to achieve in each of the poems? how are these achievements/goals been met? directions: using the two poems of your choosing, write a clear, concise, two hundred and fifty word essay that compares and contrasts the two poems. make sure you include at least two of the following to support your thesis: tone, point of view, literary devices, and meter.

In the space below, enter the three discussion question stems you selected, and the answers you wrote as you reread the speech. even though this was a note-taking exercise, the answers should still be complete sentences, with correct spelling and punctuation.